# blame vs blames

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blame
*noun · IPA /bleɪm/ · frequency rank #2,330*
Censure.

### blames
*verb · IPA /bleɪmz/ · frequency rank #13,863*
third-person singular simple present indicative of blame

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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